Color
#278b72
#278b72rgb(39, 139, 114)hsl(165, 56%, 35%)oklch(0.574 0.098 172.3)Colors that go with #278b72
Charcoal, Copper and Crimson lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #278b72: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
triadicshippedCopper completes a triad with #278b72 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #278b72: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
complementaryshippedMedium Violet Red sits directly opposite #278b72 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #278b72: 7 real palettes, including Peacock and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped5 real palettes, including Paramount+'s brand system and Tide Pool put Midnight Blue beside #278b72, as the supporting colour.
Orange #ffa500
shipped4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Campus put Orange beside #278b72, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #278b72 in 6 real palettes, including Subaru's brand system and Coinbase's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #278b72
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #278b72 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.18:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.02:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #278b72 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #278b72 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/278b72-a2beba-d459b3-1f2b2d-e9f1eb?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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